Program

5th International Congress on Functional Neurological Disorders

Conference

Saturday, June 8 Education and Training Day - In Person Only
Session: Common Threads in FND Assessment Chair: W. Curt LaFrance, Jr., MD, MPH
8:00 – 8:30 am CEST	Common Skills for Assessing a Patient with FND Sara Finkelstein, MD, MSc
8:30 – 9:00 am CEST	Examination Skills in FND: Positive Signs for All Providers Ingrid Hoeritzauer, PhD
9:00 – 9:30 am CEST	Common Language for Diagnostic Delivery, Educational Models to Understand Symptoms Gaston C. Baslet, MD; Julie Maggio, PT, DPT, NCS; Dara VF Albert, DO, MEd; and Sarah C. Lidstone, MD, PhD
9:30 – 9:45 am CEST	Q & A
*9:45 – 10:00 am CEST*	*Coffee*
Workshops: Treatment Skills in FND "How To" There are four (4) concurrent tracks. You will be asked to select one track to attend for the day. Lunch is included.
10:00 – 2:00 pm CEST	Track: Neurological Care (most suitable for:* Neurologists, Physiatrists, Internists, Geriatricians, Primary care providers, Nurses, Advance Practice Providers, and trainees)* *Chair: Sarah C. Lidstone, MD, PhD* Faculty: Sara Finkelstein, MD, MSc; Gabriela S. Gilmour, MD; Marialuisa Gandolfi, MD, PhD; and Selma Aybek, MD Delivering the FND Diagnosis Assessing Treatment Suitability/Triage How to identify and manage psychiatric and neurological comorbidities Bedside strategies for treating FMD
10:00 – 2:00 pm CEST	Track: Rehabilitation (most suitable for:* Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists, and trainees)* *Chair: Julie B. Maggio, Pt, DPT, NCS* Faculty: Haseel Bhatt, MSc, MScPT; Jennifer L. Freeburn, MS, CCC-SLP; Clare M. Nicholson, OT; and Glenn Nielsen, PhD Initial Assessment Treatment Principles and Mechanisms Practical application for FND (tremor, gait disorders) Attack treatment for episodic symptoms
10:00 – 2:00 pm CEST	Track: Psychological Treatment (most suitable for:* Psychiatrists, Psychotherapists, Psychologists, Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors, Mental Health Nurses, and trainees)* *Chair: Gaston C. Baslet, MD* Faculty: Richard Brown, PhD, ClinPsyD; Sarah Cope, BSc, MSc, DClinPsy; Trudie Chalder; and Marleen Tibben, Mw. drs. M.I. Initial Psychological Assessment Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Psychodynamic Interpersonal Therapy Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Mindfulness Based Psychotherapy Hypnosis and Catalepsy Induction
10:00 – 2:00 pm CEST	Track: Pediatric Care (most suitable for: Pediatric Neurologists, Pediatric Rehabilitation Specialists, Pediatric Nurses and Advance Practice Providers, Child Psychiatrists, Pediatric Psychologists, Pediatricians, and trainees) *Chair: Dara VF Albert, DO, MEd* Faculty: Aaron D. Fobian, PhD; Jason David Kreuzman, OTR/L; Kasia Kozlowska, MD, PhD; Christian Geroin, PhD Initial Assessment and Communication Pediatrics FND Rehabilitation Pediatrics FND Psychotherapy Family therapy and school-related issues
*2:00 – 2:30 pm CEST*	*Coffee*
Session: Bringing it Together: Treatment Planning and Barriers (Panel Discussion) Chair: Coraline Hingray, MD, PhD
2:30 – 3:00 pm CEST	What Makes a Good Therapy Candidate and Setting Up an Initial Treatment Plan Sarah C. Lidstone, MD, PhD; Glenn Nielsen, PhD; Sepideh Bajestan, MD PhD; and Jason David Kreuzman, OTR/L
3:00 – 3:30 pm CEST	Treatment Barriers: Dealing with Pain, Fatigue, Avoidance, and Fear Kasia Kozlowska, MD, PhD; Julie B. Maggio, Pt, DPT, NCS; Aaron D. Fobian, PhD; Christian Geroin, PhD; and Glenn Nielsen, PhD
3:30 – 3:45 pm CEST	Q & A
Session: Creating Sustainability in an FND Practice Chair: Barbara Dworetzky, MD
3:45 – 4:05 pm CEST	When Patients Do Not Get Better Alan J. Carson, MB ChB, MPhil, MD, FRCPsych, FRCP
4:05 – 4:25 pm CEST	Self-care for FND Clinicians: Importance of the Team Mark J. Edwards, MBBS, BSc, FRCP, PhD
4:25 – 4:40 pm CEST	Q & A
*5:00 – 6:00 pm CEST*	*Networking Reception*
Sunday, June 9
Welcome – Functional Neurological Disorder in 2024
8:00 – 8:10 am CEST	Welcome to the Conference Mark Hallett, MD, Michele Tinazzi, MD, PhD, and Alan Carson, MD
Session: FND Seizures - Mechanisms to Therapy Chair: Barbara Dworetzky, MD
8:15 – 8:30 am CEST	Functional Seizures: From a Unified Pathophysiological Model to Personalized Treatment Stoyan Popkirov, PhD
8:35 – 8:50 am CEST	Clinical Diagnosis Update Dara VF Albert, DO, MEd
8:55 – 9:10 am CEST	Lab Diagnosis Update Coraline Hingray, MD, PhD
9:15 – 9:30 am CEST	Treatment Kasia Kozlowska, MD, PhD
9:35 – 10:15 am CEST	Q & A
*10:15 – 10:45 am CEST*	*Coffee*
Session: FND Motor Disorders - Mechanisms to Therapy Chair: Anthony Lang, MD, FRCPC
10:45 – 11:00 am CEST	Pathophysiology Selma Aybek, MD
11:05 – 11:20 am CEST	Clinical Diagnosis Update José Fidel Baizabal-Carvallo, MD
11:25 – 11:40 am CEST	Lab Diagnosis Updates Marina AJ De Koning-Tijssen, MD, PhD
11:45 – 12:00 pm CEST	Treatment Glenn Nielsen, PhD
12:05 – 12:45 pm CEST	Q & A
*12:45 – 2:30 pm CEST*	*Lunch and Posters*
Session: Shared Issues in Therapeutic Interventions Chair: Stefano Tamburin, MD, PhD
2:30 – 2:45 pm CEST	Pain and Fibromyalgia and Therapeutic Considerations Tereza Serranová, MD, PhD
2:50 – 3:05 pm CEST	FND Treatment in a Resource Limited Setting Sanjay Pandey, MD, DM
3:10 – 3:25 pm CEST	What to do when FND Treatment Response is sub-optimal Michael Dilley, MD, MRCPsych
3:30 – 3:45 pm CEST	The Challenge of Managing FND in GP/Primary Care Christopher Burton, MD
3:50 – 4:30 pm CEST	Q & A
*4:30 – 5:00 pm CEST*	*Coffee*
Session: Case Chair: Alex Lehn, MD
5:00 – 6:00 pm CEST	One case illustrating topics of the day with neurology, psychiatry, allied health, and mental health Gaston Baslet, MD; Aaron D. Fobian, PhD; Ellen J. Godena, EdM, MSW, LICSW; Wesley T. Kerr, MD, PhD; and Marcus Reuber, MD, PhD, FRCP
*6:00 – 8:00 pm CEST*	*Welcome Reception*
Monday, June 10
Session: Joint Session FNDS + EAPM: Exploring the Range of Functional Disorders Co-Chairs: W. Curt LaFrance, Jr., MD, MPH and Michael Sharpe, MD, FACLP
8:00 – 8:15 am CEST	Fatigue Michael Sharpe, MD, FACLP
8:20 – 8:35 am CEST	Psychosomatic Medicine Peter Henningsen
8:40 – 8:55 am CEST	A National Program in Denmark Per Fink, MD, PhD, DMSc
9:00 – 10:00 am CEST	Panel Discussion
*10:00 – 10:30 am CEST*	*Coffee*
Session: FND and Other Conditions Chair: Massimiliano Calabrese, MD
10:30 – 10:45 am CEST	Multiple Sclerosis Andrew J. Solomon, MD
10:50 – 11:05 am CEST	Parkinson Disease and Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders Isabel Parees, MD, PhD
11:10 – 11:25 am CEST	Headache/Migraine Jon Stone, PhD
11:30 – 11:45 am CEST	Autism/ADHD Benedetta Demartini, MD
11:50 – 12:30 pm CEST	Q & A
*12:30 – 2:30 pm CEST*	*Lunch and Posters*
Presidential Session: Long-COVID and Other Topics in the News Chair: Barbara Dworetzky, MD
2:30 – 2:45 pm CEST	Long COVID Alan Carson, MD
2:50 – 3:05 pm CEST	Havana Syndrome Mark Hallett, MD
3:10 – 3:25 pm CEST	What happened with the TikTokTics Davide Martino, MD, PhD
3:30 – 4:00 pm CEST	Q & A
*4:00 – 4:30 pm CEST*	*Coffee/Tea and Posters*
Session: Case Chair: Francesca Morgante, MD, PhD
4:30 – 5:30 pm CEST	One case illustrating topics of the day with neurology, psychiatry, allied health, and mental health Ismael Conejero, MD; Lorna Dixon, Joseph Jankovic, MD; Clare M. Nicholson, OT; and David L. Perez, MD, MMSc, FAAN
*7:30 – 9:30 pm CEST*	Gala Dinner at Lounge Arch in Villa Brasavola de Massa (Optional / additional cost / limited availability) 7:30 PM - Appetizers 8:00 PM - Dinner
Tuesday, June 11
Session: Functional Dizziness & Functional Cognitive Disorder: Mechanisms to Therapy Chair: Michele Tinazzi, MD, PhD
8:00 – 8:15 am CEST	Functional Dizziness: Pathophysiology Nadine Lehnen, MD
8:20 – 8:35 am CEST	Functional Dizziness: Treatment Jeffrey P. Staab, MD, MS
8:40 – 8:55 am CEST	Functional Cognitive Disorder following mTBI Noah D. Silverberg, PhD, ABPP-CN
9:00 – 9:30 am CEST	Q & A

Patient Session Co-Chairs: Mark J. Edwards, MBBS, BSc, FRCP, PhD and FND Portal
9:30 – 9:40 am CEST	#informthedoctor Kim Hearne
9:40 – 9:50 am CEST	Creating P.E.A.C.E. in Clinical Encounters Bridget Mildon
9:50 – 10:00 am CEST	FND and CoDesign in Research, Policy, Training and Service Delivery Katherine Gill, PhD
10:00 – 10:10 am CEST	Surveying and Lobbying for FND Services Callum Alexander
10:10 am – 10:30 am CEST	Discussion
*10:30 – 11:00 am CEST*	*Coffee*
11:00 – 11:30 am CEST	Society Business Meeting Alan J. Carson, MB ChB, MPhil, MD, FRCPsych, FRCP

Research Highlights: Best of FND 2024 Posters Chair: Mark Hallett, MD
11:30 – 11:35 am CEST	DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A BEDSIDE SCREENING TOOL TO DIAGNOSE FUNCTIONAL COGNITIVE SYMPTOMS: A MULTICENTER STUDY Veronica Cabreira, MD
11:35 – 11:40 am CEST	AREN'T VALIDITY TESTS USEFUL IN THE ASSESSMENT OF FUNCTIONAL COGNITIVE DISORDER? Charlotte Joly
11:40 – 11:45 am CEST	CLINICAL FEATURES AND RADIOLOGICAL FINDINGS IN FUNCTIONAL COGNITIVE DISORDER Rok Berlot
11:45 – 11:50 am CEST	FUNCTIONAL IMAGING CHANGES CORRELATES WITH GABAERGIC NEUROTRANSMISSION IMPAIRMENT IN STROKE MIMICS Enrico Premi, MD
11:50 – 11:55 am CEST	FUNCTIONAL STROKE MIMICS: CHARACTERISTICS AND 6 MONTHS FOLLOW-UP Sarah Benisty, MD, PhD
11:55 – 12:00 pm CEST	GLUTAMATERGIC DYSFUNCTION, NEUROPLASTICITY, AND REDOX STATUS IN THE PERIPHERAL BLOOD OF PATIENTS WITH FUNCTIONAL MOVEMENT DISORDERS (MOTOR CONVERSION DISORDERS): A FIRST STEP TOWARDS POTENTIAL BIOMARKERS DISCOVERY Veronica Nistico'
12:00 – 12:05 pm CEST	MEGA-ANALYSIS OF STRUCTURAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING IN 493 PATIENTS WITH FUNCTIONAL NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER Matt Butler, MRes, MRCPsych
12:05 – 12:10 pm CEST	SHEDDING LIGHT ON HIGH-LEVEL GAIT CONTROL MECHANISMS IN FUNCTIONAL GAIT DISORDERS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY Mauro Crestani
12:10 – 12:15 pm CEST	THE ROLE OF OXYTOCIN IN FUNCTIONAL NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER Natascha Stoffel, Msc
12:15 – 12:20 pm CEST	A NEURO PHYSIOTHERAPY AND NEURO PSYCHIATRY LED CLINIC TO SUPPORT THE MANAGEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER IN THE HYPER-ACUTE SETTING Dhiren Shivji
12:20 – 12:25 pm CEST	ADVANCING FND CARE AND SUPPORT: THE PIONEERING CONTRIBUTION OF “COLLECTIF CAP TNF” IN FRANCE Sarah Saussac
12:25 – 12:30 pm CEST	BIBLIOMETRIC MAPPING OF CURRENT THERAPIES FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH A FUNCTIONAL VISUAL DISORDER (FVD) Maaike Ketelaar
*12:30 – 2:15 pm CEST*	*Lunchtime Discussion Groups*
Session: Shared Concepts of Etiology and Mechanisms Chair: Jon Stone, PhD
2:15 – 2:30 pm CEST	Interoception Mahinda Yogarajah, MBBS, MRCP, PhD
2:35 – 2:50 pm CEST	FND is a Feminist Issue: Why Women more than Men Caoimhe McLoughlin
2:55 – 3:10 pm CEST	Emotion Richard Kanaan, MD, PhD
3:15 – 3:30 pm CEST	Q & A

Closing Keynote Chair: Jon Stone, PhD
3:30 – 4:15 pm CEST	The Guru, Bagman and the Sceptic: A story of science, sex and psychoanalysis Seamus O'Mahony, MD
Closing
4:15 – 4:30 pm CEST	Closing Notes and Farewell Michele Tinazzi, MD, PhD and Barbara Dworetzky, MD

Program

Saturday, June 8
Education and Training Day - In Person Only

Session: Common Threads in FND Assessment
Chair: W. Curt LaFrance, Jr., MD, MPH

Workshops: Treatment Skills in FND "How To"

Track: Neurological Care

Track: Rehabilitation

Track: Psychological Treatment

Track: Pediatric Care

Session: Bringing it Together: Treatment Planning and Barriers (Panel Discussion)
Chair: Coraline Hingray, MD, PhD

Session: Creating Sustainability in an FND Practice
Chair: Barbara Dworetzky, MD

Sunday, June 9

Welcome – Functional Neurological Disorder in 2024

Session: FND Seizures - Mechanisms to Therapy
Chair: Barbara Dworetzky, MD

Session: FND Motor Disorders - Mechanisms to Therapy
Chair: Anthony Lang, MD, FRCPC

Session: Shared Issues in Therapeutic Interventions
Chair: Stefano Tamburin, MD, PhD

Session: Case
Chair: Alex Lehn, MD

Monday, June 10

Session: Joint Session FNDS + EAPM: Exploring the Range of Functional Disorders
Co-Chairs: W. Curt LaFrance, Jr., MD, MPH and Michael Sharpe, MD, FACLP

Session: FND and Other Conditions
Chair: Massimiliano Calabrese, MD

Presidential Session: Long-COVID and Other Topics in the News
Chair: Barbara Dworetzky, MD

Session: Case
Chair: Francesca Morgante, MD, PhD

Tuesday, June 11

Session: Functional Dizziness & Functional Cognitive Disorder: Mechanisms to Therapy
Chair: Michele Tinazzi, MD, PhD

Patient Session
Co-Chairs: Mark J. Edwards, MBBS, BSc, FRCP, PhD and FND Portal

Research Highlights: Best of FND 2024 Posters
Chair: Mark Hallett, MD

Session: Shared Concepts of Etiology and Mechanisms
Chair: Jon Stone, PhD

Closing Keynote
Chair: Jon Stone, PhD

Closing

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Program

Saturday, June 8 Education and Training Day - In Person Only

Session: Common Threads in FND Assessment Chair: W. Curt LaFrance, Jr., MD, MPH

Workshops: Treatment Skills in FND "How To"

Track: Neurological Care

Track: Rehabilitation

Track: Psychological Treatment

Track: Pediatric Care

Session: Bringing it Together: Treatment Planning and Barriers (Panel Discussion) Chair: Coraline Hingray, MD, PhD

Session: Creating Sustainability in an FND Practice Chair: Barbara Dworetzky, MD

Sunday, June 9

Welcome – Functional Neurological Disorder in 2024

Session: FND Seizures - Mechanisms to Therapy Chair: Barbara Dworetzky, MD

Session: FND Motor Disorders - Mechanisms to Therapy Chair: Anthony Lang, MD, FRCPC

Session: Shared Issues in Therapeutic Interventions Chair: Stefano Tamburin, MD, PhD

Session: Case Chair: Alex Lehn, MD

Monday, June 10

Session: Joint Session FNDS + EAPM: Exploring the Range of Functional Disorders Co-Chairs: W. Curt LaFrance, Jr., MD, MPH and Michael Sharpe, MD, FACLP

Session: FND and Other Conditions Chair: Massimiliano Calabrese, MD

Presidential Session: Long-COVID and Other Topics in the News Chair: Barbara Dworetzky, MD

Session: Case Chair: Francesca Morgante, MD, PhD

Tuesday, June 11

Session: Functional Dizziness & Functional Cognitive Disorder: Mechanisms to Therapy Chair: Michele Tinazzi, MD, PhD

Patient Session Co-Chairs: Mark J. Edwards, MBBS, BSc, FRCP, PhD and FND Portal

Research Highlights: Best of FND 2024 Posters Chair: Mark Hallett, MD

Session: Shared Concepts of Etiology and Mechanisms Chair: Jon Stone, PhD

Closing Keynote Chair: Jon Stone, PhD

Closing

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Saturday, June 8
Education and Training Day - In Person Only

Session: Common Threads in FND Assessment
Chair: W. Curt LaFrance, Jr., MD, MPH

Session: Bringing it Together: Treatment Planning and Barriers (Panel Discussion)
Chair: Coraline Hingray, MD, PhD

Session: Creating Sustainability in an FND Practice
Chair: Barbara Dworetzky, MD

Session: FND Seizures - Mechanisms to Therapy
Chair: Barbara Dworetzky, MD

Session: FND Motor Disorders - Mechanisms to Therapy
Chair: Anthony Lang, MD, FRCPC

Session: Shared Issues in Therapeutic Interventions
Chair: Stefano Tamburin, MD, PhD

Session: Case
Chair: Alex Lehn, MD

Session: Joint Session FNDS + EAPM: Exploring the Range of Functional Disorders
Co-Chairs: W. Curt LaFrance, Jr., MD, MPH and Michael Sharpe, MD, FACLP

Session: FND and Other Conditions
Chair: Massimiliano Calabrese, MD

Presidential Session: Long-COVID and Other Topics in the News
Chair: Barbara Dworetzky, MD

Session: Case
Chair: Francesca Morgante, MD, PhD

Session: Functional Dizziness & Functional Cognitive Disorder: Mechanisms to Therapy
Chair: Michele Tinazzi, MD, PhD

Patient Session
Co-Chairs: Mark J. Edwards, MBBS, BSc, FRCP, PhD and FND Portal

Research Highlights: Best of FND 2024 Posters
Chair: Mark Hallett, MD

Session: Shared Concepts of Etiology and Mechanisms
Chair: Jon Stone, PhD

Closing Keynote
Chair: Jon Stone, PhD